New Song Books
Heather has now produced Song Book 3 and we gave it a good try out at January’s Costessey Centre Come Singing. We made a bit of a hash of Jambalaya, but really enjoyed singing Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud, we didn’t sound too bad either! Of course we shall still be singing from books 1 and […]
Updated Website!
We would like to thank Phase Three Goods of Norwich for their great generosity in redesigning our website and making it easier for us to manage. This kindness and the original creativity and support of our friend Sue Spooner give wings to our work and we could not be more grateful!
Come Singing at the Millennium Library in Norwich
The Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library has very kindly allowed Come Singing to have a regular session at the Forum on the second Tuesday in every month (apart from August), 10.45 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. We have a really enjoyable time singing in very good company. Do come and give it a try. All welcome!
Norfolk Community Foundation Supports Music Mirrors
Music Mirrors has been extremely lucky in receiving a generous grant of £5,000 from the Norfolk Community Foundation on behalf of Royal London.
Music Mirrors at NNUH
Electronic musical record helps patients with dementia Staff at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital showcased a new project to use an electronic musical record, called Music Mirrors, to help staff communicate and reminisce with patients who have dementia – the first acute hospital in the country to do so. The Music Mirrors project involves […]
Flash Mob strikes again!
Proving that memory problems needn’t stop a bit of healthy activism, singers from several Come Singing staged a flashmob at the Norwich Millennium Forum to mark the end of Dementia Awareness Week on May 23rd. A blast of train whistles, Chattanooga choo-choo, a bit of Elvis and then Side by side fractured the peace of […]
Singing Sessions
Come Singing! leads 20 regular singing groups each month. This now includes three sessions at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for the benefit of patients on Elsing and Brundall Wards. Here patients, relatives and staff enjoy live music – whether by listening, singing, moving gently or even dancing – and connect easily with each […]
Lovewell Blake
Lovewell Blake celebrated raising £150,000 for local charities by uniting fundraising staff with the charities they have helped, at an event held on Monday 15th July 2013 to mark the success of the ‘LB150 Challenge.’ In 2008, Lovewell Blake celebrated their 150th year by establishing the LB150 Fund, with a target of raising £150,000 over […]
University Involvement
Come Singing! has been approached to look at ways of incorporating information about therapeutic singing for people with dementia into courses for Allied Health Professional students. Some Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language students will attend Come Singing! sessions as appropriate.
Management Committee Members
At our Annual General Meeting held in March 2013 one new Management Committee member was elected as Lis Kiener decided to stand down from the Committee. Lis is a founder of Come Singing!and a volunteer at many of the sessions. We would like to pass on our sincere thanks to Lis for her commitment and […]
